SCASL Purpose
- Promote and improve school library programs and school library services;
- Cooperate with state and national library and educational organizations in promoting the welfare of children and youth;
- Act as an interpreter of school library programs to all educators, encouraging administrators, teachers, and librarians to provide the best possible library experience;
- Foster public understanding of the value of librarianship and library programs in the education of all children and young people; and
- Support the inherent right of the individual to have access to ideas and to information.
Membership Benefits
- collective advocacy for legislation to support school libraries
- professional network of certified school librarians and others who value school libraries
- learning opportunities specifically aimed to enhance school librarianship
- connections to initiatives from ALA and AASL, as well as SCLA and USC
- resources to connect, grow, and advocate for your own school library and school libraries across the state and nation
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